阅读理解。Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingadmirable.Almosteveryonethinksthatattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier;theyhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personalconsultants(顾问)gi

阅读理解。

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingadmirable.Almosteveryonethinksthatattractivepeople

arehappierandhealthier;theyhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personalconsultants

(顾问)givethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivepersons.Butinthe

executivecirclebeautycanbecomealiability.

Whileattractivenessisapositivethingforaman'sriseitisharmfultoawoman's.Handsomemale

executives(主管)wereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethought

tobethereasonsfortheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythan

unattractiveones;theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactorssuchasluck.Allunattractive

womenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemale

executives.

Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisthoughttobemorefeminine

(女性的)andanattractivemanmoremasculine(男性的)thanthelessattractiveones.Thusanattractive

womanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymasculine

positionappearstolackthe"masculine"qualitiesrequired.

Thisistrueeveninpolitics.AnneBowmanrecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenesson

politicalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmen

andoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidates

forpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.

Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomanwhohad

beenrankedmostattractivealwaysreceivedthefewestvotes.

1.Intraditionallyfemalejobsattractiveness_____.

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A.strengthensthefemininequalitiesrequired

B.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable

C.isofgreatimportancetowomen

D.oftenenableswomentosucceedqu